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### Citing Octave in Publications

In view of the many contributions made by numerous developers over many years it is common courtesy to cite Octave in publications when it has been used during the course of research or the preparation of figures. The `citation` function can automatically generate a recommended citation text for Octave or any of its packages. See the help text below on how to use `citation`.

: citation ¶
: citation package ¶

  Display instructions for citing GNU Octave or its packages in publications.

  When called without an argument, display information on how to cite the core GNU Octave system.

  When given a package name package, display information on citing the specific named package. Note that some packages may not yet have instructions on how to cite them.

  The GNU Octave developers and its active community of package authors have invested a lot of time and effort in creating GNU Octave as it is today. Please give credit where credit is due and cite GNU Octave and its packages when you use them.